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I've been musing over this character concept for a while now and I think I finally want to actually start playing her.
The idea is through the Menacing ranger combat style, TWF, enforcer and sap master, getting 6d6+6 sneak attack damage by lv7.
Human Slayer (no archetype)
Str 15+2 racial, +1@ lv4
Dex 15
Con 14
Int 08
Wis 13 (+1@ lv8)
Cha 10
Feats
1) TWF
1) Enforcer
2(menacing combat style feat) Intimidating Prowess
3) Hurtful (retrain to Accomplished Sneak Attacket at lv6)
5) Sap Adept
6(menacing combat style feat) Shatter Defenses
6(Combat Trick) Improved TWF
7) Sap Master
9) Hurtful
11) ???
Slayer talents
2) combat style feat
4) Trapfinding
6) combat style feat
6(favored class bonus) Combat Trick
8) blood reader
10)Hunters Surprise
The plan is to dual wield saps (one of which is a cruel sap) and focus fire a single target. First hit, I can intimidate them. If successful on the hit and subsequent intimidate check, they are shaken for at least the next minute with Enforcer. On the next successful hit on the target, they are sickened from the cruel weapon, and are now flat-footed to my attacks. On every hit after that, as long as I connect at least one time each round, I deal double my sneak attack dice (totaling 6d6+6 sneak attack damage per hit) and would have 4-5 attacks, depending on if I'm hasted, and they all go against flat footed AC.
The issues I'm seeing on paper- pretty low AC, and not great will saves. I also have no bonuses to hit except for study target, and the TWF penalties cancel out the attack bonus from study.
Are there any suggestions for shoring up my weaknesses, or maybe there's a better way for me to go about getting a nice sap master/shatter defenses combo for some crazy nonlethal damage?
Take 2 levels in Viking Fighter for intimidate as a move action or 2 levels of Cavalier Order of the Cockatrice for standard action dazzling display , and for a bonus feat. Carry a heavy shield with bashing on it and a light mace or sap or any other light bludgeoning weapon in your off hand. Take Bludgeoner so you can deal nonlethal damage with any bludgeoning weapon, like your big bashing shield.
He left the sea for the forest, but the savagery never left him sort of thing.
Take TWF and Enforcer everything you can as a Viking/Cavalier, so you can take sap adept accomplished sneak attacker and sap master in a row as early as possible as a slayer.
Another way of doing the same sort of thing could be a cult leader warpriest. Sure you're only 3/4 BAB but you get some feats as if you were full BAB and you have spells (including swift action buffs) and blessings to make up the difference and more. Your will save is no longer a problem and spells can help with AC too.
